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Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD

@NYCHealthCommr

14 Jan

New: Preliminary findings related to the severity and impact of the surge of #COVID19 cases associated with the introduction of the #omicron variant to NYC: on.nyc.gov/3zTIDYk
Some key findings 🧵⬇

Omicron quickly became the most prevalent variant and led to a dramatic increase in reported cases. Whereas the delta variant became the dominant variant (from 0% prevalence to more than 90% prevalence) over a period of 20 weeks, omicron became the dominant variant in five weeks.

When the omicron variant emerged in NYC, it led to a steep rise in the number of people who visited emergency departments with COVID-like illness. Shortly afterward, the daily number of hospitalizations increased too.

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Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD

@NYCHealthCommr

13 Jan

@kevin_volpp

Cardiac arrests are scary events that 350,000 Americans experience outside of hospitals each year, and only 10% survive. This story about my friend @kevin_volpp, a doctor & renowned researcher, highlights all the things that need to go right for survival.
heart.org/en/news/2021/1…

@kevin_volpp

First, @kevin_volpp was with people who knew CPR and jumped into action right away. Then, first responders were called immediately and were able to use a defibrillator (AED) on him -- a critical device that can shock a heart back into rhythm if needed -- within a few minutes.

@American_Heart

Once Kevin arrived at the hospital, he was treated immediately, with a “door-to-balloon” time of just 1 hour and 8 minutes, well below the @American_Heart target of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/…

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Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD

@NYCHealthCommr

9 Jan

In the winter of 1893-94, there was a smallpox outbreak in Brooklyn. While that was a long time ago — Brooklyn wouldn’t officially become part of NYC for another 4 years — many of the strategies used to fight the outbreak look familiar to us today. 🧵

@NYCRecords

Thanks to @NYCRecords’ efforts to digitize an enormous number of records from the municipalities that eventually became part of NYC as we know it, we can see how the Kings County Board of Health acted to stem the smallpox outbreak and keep residents safe.

Just like now, vaccinating workers was an important part of the effort — like at this bakery where a team of vaccinators took care of the whole workforce.

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Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD

@NYCHealthCommr

8 Jan

https://twitter.com/DrMaryTBassett/status/1479523963936165890

Pediatric hospitalizations for #COVID19 have increased in New York City as part of the Omicron surge, particularly among unvaccinated children. 🧵

https://twitter.com/DrMaryTBassett/status/1479523963936165890

Statewide, during the week of December 20th, 91% of 5-11 year old children hospitalized were unvaccinated, and 65% of 12- to 17-year-olds admitted were unvaccinated.
health.ny.gov/press/releases…

In NYC, our data show the markedly higher risk for unvaccinated kids 5 to 17 years old, who are over 4 times more likely to be hospitalized compared with all kids in that age range.

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Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD

@NYCHealthCommr

6 Jan

Hearing about “flu-rona” in the news? Co-infection with influenza and COVID-19 is not new. NYC has seen some cases of co-infection, and this is expected. That’s why we have been encouraging all New Yorkers to get BOTH their flu & COVID-19 vaccines. 🧵
washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01…

The previous flu season in NYC was unusually mild, partially due to the public health measures we had in place to prevent COVID-19. This year, flu is circulating widely in NYC.

COVID-19 and flu are both respiratory illnesses and spread in similar ways. Precautions against both are similar and familiar to New Yorkers: masking, improving ventilation, physical distancing and staying home when you are sick.

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Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi, MD

@NYCHealthCommr

6 Jan

@nycHealthy

Resources for New Yorkers during the #omicron surge, from @nycHealthy and @NYCHealthSystem 🧵⬇

If you need a COVID-19 test, and are immunocompromised and 65 years or older, schedule an appointment to have your test done at home.
☎ Call 929-298-9400

https://twitter.com/FDNY/status/1478351187309215746

We also continue to ramp up free COVID-19 testing capacity at dozens of community-based sites through mobile testing vans and clinics. Find a testing site near you here: on.nyc.gov/3F3q9Fw

If you tested positive for COVID-19 but your symptoms are mild and you are not in a high risk group, use non-emergency services for medical advice.

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